St. Patrick Episcopal Church 232 East Main Street Lebanon, Ohio 45036 I write this in a lovely retreat center in rural central Wisconsin. The Christine Center is rooted in Franciscan tradition, “cherishing the value of contemplation, hospitality, simplicity, transformation and care of the Earth.” It sits on about 150 acres of wooded land that is a sanctuary for both wildlife and people. Yesterday a doe walked up to the door of the little art studio I’ve been painting in and looked around before calmly walking away. That’s how safe the deer feel here. I too have enjoyed the safety of this place. I’ve discovered the words they print in their brochure are the practices they follow. “We create and nurture an intentionally welcoming and safe environment. We foster a climate of purposeful inclusion of all. We cherish the diversity of gender, age, race, ethnicity, national origin, range of abilities, sexual orientation, financial means, education, and political perspective.” Sunday Worship Services The instructions in the art studio, posted on the doorways and walls also tell why it is so safe. 8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. “Never comment on someone’s painting…Never! Freedom depends on it.” “This is a judgement free The Rt. Rev. Thomas E. Breidenthal zone.” “Take risks. Paint what you do not know.” “Stay present, curious, open, willing.” “Welcome Bishop of Southern Ohio to studio hope. All are welcome here.” The Rev. Jacqueline Matisse, Rector Nancy Smith, Vestry, Senior Warden Sanctuary is a politicized word these days but our differing views on its relevance to immigration Todd Rockstroh, Vestry, Junior Warden need not make us lose the sense of the blessing it imparts. The word itself comes from the Latin root, sanctus, meaning holy. To be holy is to be set apart for God. In God’s presence we enter a sanctuary, Damian Stout, Choir Director a place of belovedness and freedom; a place of grace and acceptance. Sanctuary allows the spirit to Damian Stout, Organist grow. Marjorie Donovan, Music Director Emeritus Vestry Jeff Lane, Financial Secretary Trischa Goodwin Kellie Bogen That’s why we worship in a sanctuary where we remember through word and sacrament and Wayne Spary, Treasurer Steve Belknap Brad Knapp community that we are beloved and free. Sadly, not all worship places are sanctuaries. I pass on to Bill Lasher, Stewardship Shelly Kilgallon Harry Pritchard you these words and phrases from the Christine Center because our worship space becomes a Kellie Bogen, Office Manager sanctuary as we practice them. And I, for one, am so grateful for the sanctuary I feel in our Jill Lane, Children’s Education worshipping community. May the love and freedom experienced there continue to grow, within and beyond our walls. Our Mission: To take the love of Christ into the World Jackie THE ANTEATER AND THE JAGUAR We will discuss this book written by a dear man who lives in Neve Shalom, a village in Israel where Jews, Christians and Muslims live together peacefully. If you can’t read the entire book, I suggest reading at least the last chapter. The discussion will be about how we can come together with our Just Around the Corner differences. We will meet two consecutive Fridays, September 13 and 20 at 7pm in Brigid House. I by Bill Lasher will prepare a simple meal I had while in Palestine on the 14th. Bring something to drink if you’d like. We tell stories. As children, we learn words, then sentences, but we listen to stories, and then we FEAST AND FALL-Y learn to tell them. Stories are powerful when they tell the truth, but fantasy, with the possibility of truth, is also important to us at any age... So, we tell stories whenever we can. We are registered for our apple pie booth at Feast and Fall-y on Mulberry St. on Saturday, September 28th. It takes a community to make a few hundred pies and sell them! We work all week, baking Every book tells a story: novels tell fictional stories; histories tell real-life stories. The only problem Tues., Wed. and Thurs. evenings the week before and selling all day Saturday. We also need we have is in confusing those two. For example, the Old English poem Beowulf—well over one volunteers to come in the mornings and wrap the pies. We will make the dough on Sunday afternoon, thousand years old—tells a story of a famous hero: “Listen: I have heard in days of yore, of the the 22. Bring your mixers if you can. Lisa Cronin and Bill Hardie are coordinating the details and strongest of warriors,” the story begins. In this case we don’t know if Beowulf was real or imagined, buying supplies. Help as you can! If you’ve ever pined for the days of the community barn raising or but that doesn’t matter. What matters is the truth that we find in the story. quilting bees, this is your chance. It’s always a good time! Jackie Stories are our way of describing what we know, but what we know changes over time, and so do our stories. We pass along a story to someone else, and, with a new teller, it changes once again. Stories HOMEWORK CLUB are really just the way we make sense of our own world. Homework Club begins on September 10th and meets Tuesdays from 4-5pm. This club was designed The oldest stories most of us know are Biblical: the Hebrew scripture stories from before the time of to not only help at-risk youth with academic tutoring, but to offer emotional support to them as well Christ, the Christian stories after. If you think about how the Biblical stories resonate with us, you by building lasting relationships between tutors and peers. If you are interested in tutoring this year, begin to see several things: how you reacted the first time you saw or heard the story, how you we would LOVE to have you! Please contact Danielle Weaver. If you are interested in providing a reacted later in life as you re-read it, and then how much you can still learn from reading or hearing a meal for one of the Homework Club meetings, please contact Danielle as well! sermon about it. Stories that are in print, like the biblical ones, are like water wells: they can be very accessible but not deep, or they can be very deep—full of new ideas—but harder to access. Jackie’s In anticipation of the start of Homework Club, we are doing a puzzle and game board drive. During sermons, for example, go after the depth that is there, bring it to the surface, and let us understand that every club meeting, the students have about 20 minutes of "game time" during which they bond with depth of meaning. Stories can have great depth, and there is wisdom to be mined in that depth. For their tutors and peers. It fosters teamwork, respect and much more! We are collecting new and used example, each of us could write our version of the Good Samaritan story—with different characters— (complete) board games and puzzles. Puzzles can be of any level of difficulty and board games and we could all learn from each one... should be appropriate for any ages between 4-12 years old. There will be a box in Brigid House for collection! Thank you so much in advance! Danielle Weaver ALTAR SERVERS & PEOPLE OF THE WEEK LAY READER TEXT – SEPTEMBER The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost – September 1 8:00 a.m. – Trischa Goodwin 10:30 a.m. – Bill Ubbes SEPTEMBER 1 SEPTEMBER 22 Becca McLaughlin 10:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Proverbs 25:6-7 Psalm 112 C Dana C Brady Hebrews 13:1-8,15-16 Luke 14:1,7-14 BB Maria BB Molly US Skip Scruby & Carlotta Owens US Norman Bucher & Kevin O’Brien P Miriam Fay P Avery “Winkie” Foster The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost – September 8 8:00 a.m. – Earl Edmonds 10:30 a.m. – Jean Benning T Smith & Wolford T Summers & Wolford Steve Belknap G Ruth G Gloria Deuteronomy 30:15-20 Psalm 1 A Rosemary & Dianne A Marie, Leo, & Molly Philemon 1-21 Luke 14:25-33 The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost – September 15 8:00 a.m. – Pat George 10:30 a.m. – Stuart Bale SEPTEMBER 8 SEPTEMBER 29 Nancy Smith 10:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Exodus 32:7-14 Psalm 51:1-11 1 Timothy 1:12-17 Luke 15:1-10 C Dana C Dana BB Adam BB Maria US Trish Simonton & Brian Sandlin US Brian Gluntz & Skip Scruby The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost – September 22 P Nick & Kristin Felty & Family P Nolan George 8:00 a.m. – Dan Berger 10:30 a.m. – Dana Davis T Lane & Smith T Simonton & Johnson Brian Gluntz Amos 8:4-7 Psalm 113 G Trish G Carol 1 Timothy 2:1-7 Luke 16:1-13 A Ginny & Molly A Molly, Ginny, & Kellie The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost – September 29 8:00 a.m. – Trischa Goodwin 10:30 a.m. – Becca McLaughlin SEPTEMBER 15 OCTOBER 6 Bill Ubbes 10:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Amos 6:1a,4-7 Psalm 146 C Danielle C Danielle 1 Timothy 6:6-19 Luke 16:19-31 BB Christiana BB Adam US Larry Benning & David Johnson US Carlotta Owens & Trish Simonton The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost – October 6 P Carol Finnie P Pat George 8:00 a.m.